Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Government holds All Party Leaders Meet ahead of Budget Session 2018 of Parliament, beginning tomorrow
Shri Narendra Modi exhorted all Political Parties to collectively strive to create a constructive atmosphere in Budget Session to achieve National Good
PM urges to make Parliamentary Standing Committee system of Parliament a role model of Participative Democracy that may be adopted across State Legislatures in India
Budget Session will provide a total of 31 sittings spread over a period of 68 days
Addressing floor leaders of parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha here today, ahead of the Budget Session 2018 of Parliament beginning tomorrow, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi said that Government gives huge importance to the issues raised by all Political Parties and exhorted all Political Parties to collectively strive to create a constructive atmosphere in Budget Session to achieve National Good.
Further, Shri Modi encouraged all political parties to prevent tokenism in different Standing Committees of the Parliament and play a more constructive role to give concrete solutions to issues of national importance brought before the Committees. The Prime Minister urged all the leaders present to develop the Committee system of Parliament as a role model of Participative Democracy that may be adopted across State Legislatures in India.
A host of issues were brought up by the leaders of parties during the meeting. There was a consensus across party lines on ensuring smooth functioning of the Parliament without disruptions and deadlocks to be resolved through constructive discussions in both the Houses.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar, later briefing media persons said that the Government has requested all parties, especially the opposition, for their co-operation for the smooth functioning of the House. The Minister informed that all parties were in favour of a productive Budget session. The Government is always ready to discuss on the floor of the House, any issue as permitted under Rules of Procedure, he added.
Shri Ananthkumar further informed that the Budget Session 2018 of Parliament is scheduled to be held from Monday, 29th January, 2018, and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session may conclude on Friday, 6th April, 2018. During this period, both Houses of Parliament will be adjourned for recess on Friday, 9th February, 2018 to reassemble on Monday, 5th March, 2018 to enable the Standing Committees to examine the Demands of Grants of various Ministries/ Departments and make their reports thereon.
The Minister said that the Session will provide a total of 31 sittings  spread over a period of 68 days.
The Session will mainly be devoted to Financial Business relating to Union Budget for 2018-19 and discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President’s address. However, essential Legislative and other Business will also be taken up during the Session, Shri Ananthkumar informed.
Further, the Minister added that the Economic Survey of India will be presented to Parliament on Monday, 29th January, 2018 and the Union Budget for 2018-19 will be presented to Lok Sabha on Thursday, 1st February, 2018.
The all-Party meeting was attended by Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Rajnath Singh, by Union Minister for Finance, Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, River development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, along with other Ministers.
LIST OF BILLS PENDING IN LOK SABHA AND RAJYA SABHA AT THE END OF 13th SESSION OF 16th LOK SABHA AND 244th SESSION OF RAJYA SABHA.
LOK SABHA
- BILLS REFFERED TO JOINT COMMITTEES
- The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement  Second Bill, 2015.
- The Citizenship  Bill, 2016.
- The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.
- BILL RETURNED TO LOK SABHA
- The Constitution  Bill, 2017 
- BILLS REFERRED TO STANDING COMMITTEES
- The Codes of Wages, 2017.
- The Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  Bill, 2017.
- The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017.
- BILLS NOT REFFERED TO STANDING COMMITTEE
- The High Courts  Bill, 2016.
- The Constitution  Order  Bill, 2016.
- The Public Premises  Amendment Bill, 2017.
- The Payment of Gratuity  Bill, 2017
- The Dentists  Bill, 2017
- The Representation of People  Bill, 2017
- The Specific Relief  Bill, 2017
- The National Council for Teacher Education  Bill, 2017
- The Negotiable Instruments  Bill, 2017
- The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018
- The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018
- BILLS ON WHICH REPORTS PRESENTED BY STANDING COMMITTEE
- The Factories  Bill, 2014.
- The Electricity  Bill, 2014.
- The Lokpal and Lokayuktas and Other Related Law  Bill, 2014.
- The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development  Bill, 2015.
- The Transgender Persons  Bill, 2016.
- The Surrogacy  Bill, 2016.
- The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2016
- The Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016.
- The Inter-State River Water Disputes  Bill, 2017.
- The National Sports University Bill, 2017.
RAJYA SABHA
- BILL, AS REPORTED BY JOINT COMMITTEE
1. The Indian Medical Council  Bill, 1987.
- BILLS AS PASSED BY LOK SABHA
- The Whistle Blowers Protection  Bill, 2015.
- The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement  Bill, 2015.
- The Factories  Bill, 2016.
- The National Commission for Backward Classes  Bill, 2017.
- The State Bank  Bill, 2017.
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains  Bill, 2017.
- The Central Road Fund  Bill, 2017.
- The Requisition Acquisition of Immovable Property  Bill, 2017
- The Muslim Women  Bill, 2017
III. BILLS NOT REFFERED TO STANDING COMMITTEE
- The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council  Bill, 2012.
- The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies  Bill, 2013.
- The Delhi Rent  Bill, 2013.
IV. BILL, AS PASSED BY LOK SABHA AND AS REPORTED BY SELECT COMMITTEE
- The Motor Vehicles  Bill, 2017.
V. BILL REFERRED TO SELECT COMMITTEE AND REPORT PRESENTED
- The Prevention of Corruption  Bill, 2013.
VI. BILLS ON WHICH REPORT PRESENTED BY STANDING COMMITTEE
- The Constitution  Bill, 1992. 
- The Delhi Rent  Bill, 1997.
- The Provisions of the Municipalities  Bill, 2001.
- The Seeds Bill, 2004.
- The Homoeopathy Central Council  Bill, 2005.
- The Indian Medicine Central Council  Bill, 2005.
- The Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Pharmacy Bill, 2005.
- The Private Detective Agencies  Bill, 2007.
- The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008.
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India  Bill, 2008
- The Mines  Bill, 2011.
- The Inter-State Migrant Workmen  Amendment Bill, 2011.
- The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011.
- The Armed Forces Tribunal  Bill, 2012.
- The Indecent Representation of Women  Amendment Bill, 2012.
- The Building and Other Construction Workers Related Laws  Bill, 2013.
- The Employment Exchanges  Bill, 2013.
- The Rajasthan Legislative Council Bill,2013.
- The Indian Medical Council  Bill, 2013.
- The Nalanda University  Bill,2013.
- The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013.
- The Registration  Bill, 2013.
- The Waqf Properties  Bill, 2014.
- The Homoeopathy Central Council  Bill, 2015.